With Strunk* as my witness, there shall be proper grammar in the batter's box today! The players will learn to string hits together in a sentence to form runs! And the pitchers will correct the opponents' mistakes by making them sit down and ponder the error of their ways!

MK

*Also, the pig in that children's tale about the spider and her web.

Amen to that, MK.

May I suggest an additional Strunkism?

Omit needless outs!
Omit needless outs!
Omit needless outs!

And, being that CC "Immovable Object" Sabathia is on the mound...

BUNT!

Lineup:

Stewart LF
Castro SS
Ford DH
LeCroy 1B
Hunter CF
Jones RF
Cuddyer 3B
Redmond C
Rivas 2B

Is it just me, or is Rivas getting all the starts against good pitchers?

Here is an off-topic question before the fun begins. I just finished a quick review of the Pitching Idol game thread. I noticed that numerous posts were made this afternoon. I've come to expect a large number of posts when there is an afternoon game - but in the middle of an ordinary afternoon??? I want to know where you people work. Who has time to post messages in the middle of a work day?

if it were up to me i would have bradke "unintentionally" hit one of the Indians. This would likely result in warnings early in the game, taking away the inside for Captain Cheeseburger, resulting in an advantage to us. However this would backfire if they immediately tossed radke

Rivas is in there because he's a righty. Same with Matty.

Bunt to Captain Cheeseburger all night!!! Make him really work for his outs boys.

Castro really should have bunted

Attyfan -

I post during program compiles...

No verb, Mr. Sizemore? Please, have a seat.

Why Gardy chooses to peice together such a weak line-up for a game like this, I have no idea. We're down 2-1 in the series... you want to give the Indians 3 of 4? C'mon.

"Pronk hit ball?" No. Pronk does not "hit" ball. He "hits the ball". Your seat is ready, sir.

Atty, I practically have to live on the computer doing research or following floor actions - trust me, posting is only one of many things I do concurrently.

who's hurt?

Solomon Burke Down In The Valley

Rivas is in because of Punto's sore right thumb.

... and ASS CRAP!!!

Bugger! Bugger, I say!

Man Bradke.. there are some habits I really wish you could break.

yup that one run is looking like 10 right about now

and MORE ASS CRAP!

oh, and Crawdaddy is on first becuase Gardy didn't want Morneau in against Captain Cheeseburger. he said on the pregame show, and he sounded pissed, that CC is the one who hit Morneau in the hand, and he didn't want to put Doc in that situation. I guess he's worried that CC may play dirty and sacrifice himself to hurt our boy?

Dammit, Cuddyer!

Well, at least they didn't score an unearned run off of it. That's refreshing! :D

I must apologize. I believe that correcting the opposition on their batting grammar has only made them angry.

well, mk, at least we know who to blame if we lose... ;)

CapitalBabs and heraldguy - what you're telling me, is that I should give up my job as a mild-mannered attorney and become a programmer or work for the MN legislature. Hmmm - I think I'd better stay where I am.

P.S. I hate it when Brad Radke is too strong in the first inning.

Well, before going on a Twins mindset, I must make an O's related statement --

After breaking Javy's hand, and bruising Brian's knee, (all this after having Sammy get a staph infection and Matos crushing his finger in that bunt), Erik Bedard -- ERIK BEDARD, the only pitcher who has CONSISTENTLY pitched well, ERIK BEDARD of the 5-1 record and the 2.08 ERA -- has strained a ligament in his left knee and is on the DL.

*drinks*

Now, Twins, Carrie needs a win.

Sorry, Carrie.

But I heard Lopez is going to get a metal plate in his hand. That'll make him a bionic catcher. That's cool, isn't it?

I see that the Pitcher That Gardy Shall Not Name has a NO HITTER going through two innings.

a what, mk?

Aaron F'king Boone.

Let me double-check...1..2..3..4..5..6. Yes, definitely a NO HITTER through two innings. A rather perfect game so far, come to think of it.

Oh, wait. I forgot the opening walk by Stewart. But it's still a NO HITTER.

Yeah, well, remember what happened last time Captain Cheeseburger started out well. Wasn't he the one who single-handedly assisted us in the wounding of our bases-loaded curse?

so what you're saying is that Captain Cheeseburger of the Cleveland Indians has not yet allowed a hit in this game tonight?

kafumbly,

Yes. Like I said, a NO HITTER.

MK

Wow. A no hitter. That's really amazing. Gee, I bet he'd like it if he kept that up.

Unless someone cursed him. Y'know, by mentioning that he's got a no-hitter going. Or something like that. That'd be a shame.

wow, a NO HITTER. that's pretty special.

Does CC still have a no-hitter?

hee hee hee

he just walked DJ, so yes, CC still has a NO HITTER.

The Captain still has a NO HITTER going, yes. Although he did walk the leadoff DJ.

HAHAHAHA

Yay!

Excuse me, I am mistaken. The captain no longer has a NO HITTER going.

*bows*

Way to go NBP

Aw, shoot, there goes Captain Cheeseburger's no-hitter.

What a shame.

aw, ass crap on the DP, but we tied it up!

YES.. there we go boys!

grrrr...

If CC finishes with a one-hitter now, I'll be quite upset...

Hey, it's ugly, but an RBI is an RBI.

what's that you said? a ONE-HITTER?

Yes, DMW, I believe you are right.. He has ONE HITTER going..

Since Laurie hadn't shown up in the thread I figured I would fill in. At least in the NO HITTER Jinxing Department...

Huh. You don't see a ONE-HITTER every day, no sir...

The twins have GOT to score more runs...GIDP is not good enough.....

Dar Williams Wilder Than Her

I'm here...

Blake makes me uoogy.

I'm very proud of the efforts you guys made to jinx CC's feeble attempt at making us look bad. Ya did good!

woo! nice DP.

Thank you!

(On behalf of everyone else on the thread, of course.)

Technically it's not an RBI, Carrie - they don't give you an RBI on a double-play. But thanks for the moral support for my NSMC.

Now let's see if we can bust up that ONE-HITTER...

kafumbly, what are you watching? GameChannel seems to be distressingly behind. I can't root properly when it's behind.

Nice DP Stewie

I bet a ONE-HITTER would make SportsCenter. Yep.

Actually, MK, it was quite impressive... he succumbed immediately to the combined efforts of the Batlings. What a loser.

Oh, that's right! The Captain *does* have a ONE-HITTER going, doesn't he?

is it still a shut out ?

Oh I still really hate Kevin Brown.

what am I watching? um... the Twins game... on FSN.

Mike,

No. The ONE HIT that the Captain has allowed moved the existing runner over to third and led to a run on Rivas' GIDP.

Ah. I thought it might have been radio.

*grumbles* Stupid Maryland, not broadcasting all the Twins games...

Oh, yeah, I totally forgot about that ONE-HITTER! Gee whiz...

And naturally I have FSN Ohio again tonight. When Matty first came up, they started making fun of Bert, saying he was lying about Matty's birthday HR. Then they showed Bert sitting in the booth (sob!) and started making fun of him as a pitcher, saying if anyone should know HRs, it's Bert, etc. I was a sad little Batling. :-(

oh hey!! I just noticed - Lew got rid of the facial hair!! Good job Lew!

Babs, DJ is clean-shaven as well.

*gasp* Laurie! They didn't!

Oh, that is some seriously bad karma.

hehehheeheheheheeeeee

*uncontrollable giggling*

AFB made an error...

lying about Matty's b-day HR? shwa?

um, I saw it, stupid Ohio broadcasters. it was Bert's birthday, and Matty hit him a b-day homerun. deal with it.

nice bobble! hahahahaha... I love that.

Yeah, strangely I noticed his right away Laurie.. just hadn't looked at Lew's face yet I guess.. *GRIN*

Carrie, I will happily slit this guy's throat with my "Circle Me Bert" CD.

Though I like it when the opposition makes an error, it throws Gameday into an apoplectic fit.

Lew shaved because he went hitless. not sure why DJ shaved.

Heh, heh, heh. Aaron F'ing Boone.

TORII!!!!! wooooohoooo!!!

nice double, SWEETCHEEKS!

Thank you AGAIN, Torii... yer makin' me look good! hee hee hee

Atta way not to be intimidated by the chin music, Torii!

YEAH!!!!!! Another tease to AFB!! Way to go Torii!

Sadly, there went the ONE-HITTER.

...

...

Okay, enough of that. WOOOOOOOOOO!!!!

A double over the head of AFB

Die, Cheesburger Boy!!

oh goodness.. this just keeps getting better!

Of course, that would be Chees"E"burger...

Tore-Riiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii!!!!

hahahaha...

this game is making me giggle.

and you guys shoulda heard Gardy on the 'CCO pregame... ha. he was going on about putting down bunts and making CC "get his fat butt off the mound." hahahaha, damn he was pissed.

Actually, we not only broke up the one-hitter, we broke up the quality start as well.

Yeah, the boys are looking good so far. *fingers crossed, knocking wood*

Jay Jaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

And L'il Sweetcheeks, too!

Aw. Poor CC. Gee, that no-hitter seems like a long time ago, doesn't it, Captain?

I feel the need to say:

so much for our "weak" lineup against a strong pitcher.

Cheeseburger needs a special sauce or something...

Carrie,

I'm sure he could taste it...

MK

HAHAHAHA... I love this. go NBP!

Kafumbly, chances are the DJ was only unshaven during the streak for luck (you don't mess with it when you're going good). Now that it's over, he had to change again.

Speaking of taste, Babs! You realize you made me stop at the grocery store on the way home from work to pick up fixings for Beef Stroganoff?

My typing sucks almost as bad as CC tonight. Well, OK, maybe not THAT bad... HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

That was a nifty inning.

Now let's hope Radke doesn't get all squeamish with the run support.

*laugh* well just put it down to I'm encouraging you to eat better. *GRIN*

I had leftovers for lunch today too - and fed a VERY large baseball-playing friend of mine at work besides (that boy can EAT).

Between the stroganoff and the cheesecake, I was a very popular person at work today.

oh, that's right, our boyfriend - er, I mean, YOUR boyfriend *ahem* - went hitless last night, too.

you weren't a popular person at MY work, Babs. don't you want lots of people to like you? spread the love, Babs. ;)

if it makes you feel any better at all MK, tonight I ordered pizza... just too tired - late night on game thread making cheesecake caught up to me.

That's better, K...

So...would it be cruel to go after the FIVE-HITTER?

Okay...maybe a little better. :)

Psychic message time.

Bradke... there is *no* run support. There is *no* run support. You must shut them down for your beloved Twins to have a chance. There is *no* run support. It's up to you. *No* run support.

After what these idiots said about Bert, all's fair.

Infield,

That would depend on how our pitching goes.

MK

What am I saying? Go with what Laurie said!

That was quite a suave, sexy catch there, Stew!

MK, show no mercy.

Sweet.

Sounds like Radke's hosting an episode of 'Pop-Up Baseball'.

Laurie,

You're right. A FIVE HITTER deserves no mercy.

um, those are nice sunglasses...

Hmmm. Sabathia seems to have regained his balance. The FIVE-HITTER must die.

Now, guys, a FIVE-HITTER is a great hame. A FIVE-HITTER is something to be proud of. Captain Cheeseburger should be happy, should work to protect that nifty FIVE-HITTER.

so, is Blake 2-for-2 tonight? it's pretty special to get a hit every time you're at the plate.

Kafumbly,

Yes. 2-for-2. Double and a single. He could even be working on the cycle.

WOOHOO!

Hahahaha!

In the vein of curses...

Our IDIOT O's announcers mention, here with two down in the fifth, that Cabrera (you may remember him from the O-Files) had only allowed one base-runner in the first inning, on a walk.

Naturally, the next batter lines a double to centerfield.

*grumbles*

announcers are terribly stupid. Dick always mentions when our pitcher has a no-hitter going. *shakes head* he should know better than that. I'm surprised Bert doesn't shut him up.

My cat has *got* to stop getting buffalo wing bones stuck in his back teeth. It's hard enough to concentrate on two games when I don't have to get up and pull wings off of his molars.

Kafumbly, technically it doesn't become jinxworthy until at least the 6th inning. But it doesn't hurt to start the process early. ;-)

CARRIE, DON'T LET YOUR CAT HAVE BONES!!!!

The FIVE-HITTER is still in effect!

I certainly try. He keeps launching himself into the trashcan. He's an odd cat.

OK, maybe we ought to lay off CC a while. He seems to be feeding on it, like Reggie Miller.

feeding OFF it. GEEZ! I'm a spaz tonight.

This is CC we're talking about. He could very well be feeding on it...

CC feeds on everything.

Carrie, wrap up chicken bones as best you can so he can't get into them. They're the worst. They splinter easily and can not only get caught in his throat, but damage his little insides.

Hey everyone. The reason I'm so late is that I was out for a run in between bouts of rain (though I didn't quite make it home on time), and then my key decided to snap in the door to my apartment building. Oops. :)

Anyway, good to see that Brad has been Rad since the first!

I know, it's really bad. I'm trying to get him onto chicken fingers, instead. It's just so hard to scold him when he looks so very happy, covered in buffalo sauce.

say, isn't Gerut 2-for-2 tonight? how very special, getting a hit in both plate appearances so far.

Gee, Gerut must feel so very proud of himself. So very proud.

Yes, wouldn't it be nice to see Jody (Don't Call Me Foster) Gerut go 4-for-4 or even 5-for-5 tonight?

Wouldn't it be great if every entertainment event was like baseball, and you could demand to keep the equipment used? Like you go see U2, the Edge's guitar slips out his hands, you catch it, and you could demand that he give you another guitar to make up for having to give it back?

Scavengers.

damn, the whore. stupid Gerut.

Grr. Didn't work.

Speaking of cats. You know that rhythmic gagging sound your cat makes in the middle of the night? You know, right before she/he vomits on your carpet? The only thing I hate more than that sound is the BitchSox.

Attyfan, I used to hate that sound, too. Then I lost my beloved cat/best friend of 20 years, and now I'd kill to hear that sound again. :-(

Well, my carpet's beige, so it doesn't get to me that much.

I adore by cats beyond anything reasonable and find it hard to hate anything about them, even hairballs. I'm totally owned.

I adore everything about the Bradke, and his performace has been stellar, but I do wish he wouldn't give up so many hits. It's giving me heartburn.

I just wish my two had the same love of baseball that Tumbleweed does - but at least mine don't go jump in the garbage can.

My cats are pampered, spoiled little princesses. And we all love it that way. :)

Yeah, Dick.. start talking up the Max bat - that's who makes the Maple ones.. *GRIN* They are made by a local MN company.

My Tidus (he of the buffalo sauce) has aspirations of becoming a utility infielder. He loves Lil' Brian Roberts and LNP and all those of diminuitive status, because he is a very tiny delicate cat himself.

Roxie, the older cat, just makes fun of Tidus and is more of a Playstation kind of girl.

Did Dick just say some of the players are using ass bats? Ooooh, when Batgirl hears about this they're gonna be in TROuble!

So long as he doesn't give up _runs_, Carrie.

My cat took to baseball quite well, being a British cat. Her favorite player was Antonio Alfonseca because he has extra fingers, just like her.

Dang, I guess Gardy does have confidence in Rivas, sending LNP on a hit-and-run...

my garbage has a lid on it for the very purpose of keeping Tumbleweed out. it was a bigger deal when Caesar was still around, because he would get into everything. he was as big and hungry as Captain Cheeseburger and diabetic, to boot.

Correction - NBP.

I always get those guys confused.

DESPITE being a British cat.

Honestly. I am a moron tonight.

LNP? that's NBP.

And yeah, my cat Diana doesn't much care about baseball. Neither, despite his moniker, does my sister's kitten Nicholai "Little Nicky" Punto. Very sad.

mmmarkiep,

I'm not sure you can say 'assbats' on TV.

Ahh, that would explain why he slurred it and said "Ash bats."

kafumbly,

Yep - now you know why I can never work for the government.

Considering my career in communications and the amount of writing I do on a daily basis... In my experience, I have found that as soon as I start correcting someone else's typos or spelling, I will make twice as many mistakes as I correct.

I love editing but it always gets me into trouble.

**STAT WARNING**

Stewie is officially the hardest guy in the league to strike out.

We now return you to our regularly scheduled sass.

ooh, people reading the game thread later will want to know what's going on...

DJ grounds out in the top of the 7th. walk to NBP. Rivas strikes out. Stewie flies out.

LaurieNY, I am so sorry for your loss. I have a 20 year old cat who has been in renal failure since 2001. She was my first cat and made me a cat lover. I know that when she is gone I'll wish her back - cat barf and all.

just popping in, people are making me watch Gladiator, whats happening?

Nah DMW, that's close enough for Gov't work...

JUST KIDDING!!!!

Babs, it's pretty my typing that's the problem. LOL

Yes Laurie, you have very pretty typing.. *giggle*

Pretty MUCH!!!!!!!!! MUCH!!!!!!!!!!!!

That's it. Something must be done. I suck.

NOt to change the subject, but is there a score?

Aurora, I'm so sorry.
We're up 4-1; had a big fourth inning and scored Castro and Ford on a Hunter double, then Hunter on a Jones single. Sabathia's walked 5.

oh, sure, Torii... "Stew would have caught that, becuase we have better communication."

heh

let's hope this dosen't come back to bite us in the ass.

Lew's sitting on the bench saying, "SEE?!"

4-1 Twins.

Laurie, did you drink something strange?

I just don't understand how those two guys could have a lack of communication problem like that on that ball.... very strange.

Oh, and Torii and Stewie just totally thought each other had a fly ball and dropped it.

And,yeah, kafumbly, that was my first thought, too! Poor, maligned Lew.

Thanks. I'm stuck watching a dumbass movie.

HELL AND DEATH

Bugger... Aurora, Belliard just hit a double for Cleveland score.. now 4 - 2 Twins.

And Cleveland just scored a run on back to back doubles.

*&#$&.

JC is warming up in the bullpen...?

Another defensive lapse costs us a run. Crap.

I think Bradke's done.

Kafumbly,

If he is then Radke needs to erase any baserunners...

Yo, Carrie, cld you IM me? Are you _on_ IM right now?

Attyfan, my sweetie had bad kidney problems as well. It often comes with age. I lost her last year. She was my first--and last--cat. The one great love of my life. I've already told my mom that I don't care what she does with me after I'm gone, my only wish is that my cat's ashes come with me.

Now let's take care of business here, Bradke. (translated: I'm about to cry if I keep talking about my baby)

Well.. this is the bottom of the 7th 'fumbly and he has almost 100 pitches on the board. It wouldn't be a big surprise to pull him if it looks like the hitters are jumping on him now.

I am still trying to get over how ugly Hafner is.

MK-- Sad, but true.

No prob, Laurie.

I've always been more of a dog person myself, but I have known some very admirable cats.

Let's go, Bradke - your 100th pitch should finish a K!

Carrie, believe it or not, I haven't had a drink in many, many years!!!

I missed the error... switched over to the Mets.

yipes! nice to tune into a game with the twins up 4-2, but radke's making it way too interesting...

I'm not saying Bradke shouldn't come out.

I just said that it's JC warming up in the bullpen.

Stacy, Hafner's looks are off-limits!! Someone, tell her!!

does Bailey's cheesecake count as a drink?

HELL AND DEATH AND GODDDAMN

ASS-CRAP!

Dagnabbit - 4-3, still nobody out.

Broken bat double down the right field line.

dang... too bad the pen wasn't ready. i think radke was left in one batter too late.

well, it's 4-3 now, brink.

WHAT THE FRIGGING HELL IS HAPPENING IN THE OUTFIELD?

MAN.

BUGGERR!!!! AGAIN WITH THE DOUBLE FOR A SCORE!

@#$%@#$^@#$%@$%@#

Is Hunter ok!??!?!?!!?

I am watching Dougie

no no no no no no no...

what the hell is this?

Holy...

Not a good game for Torii tonight - looks like we may see Lew after that crash into the wall.

Hunter! Noooooooooooooooooo!! Where is his head at today?

Not again, not another blown lead!! C'mon Twins

CRAAAAAAAAAAAAap

oh, this is just WRONG!

Okay-- for those not on radio/tv: Hunter caught the ball but dropped it as he crashed into the wall. He's down right now. Romero's coming on. The Indians tied the game on a triple on the crash.

That was a really tough play. No one catches that ball.

*moans*

No, no, no, no...

Ass-crap ass-crap ass-crap!

knock it off! stop scoring you, you, meanies!!

No, wait, Lew's the DH, right?

Sheesh...

Torii hon.. we love that you seem to have remembered how to swing the bat for us again, but we really need your amazing glove too. Honest. But PLEASE don't hurt yourself.. I would be sad.

If we move Ford out of the DH spot to the Outfield - we don't get a DH. That would be bad.

I must not be living right...

He's staying in the game!!!

Oh, no...not Romero. Please, Gardy, not Romero. Not with a runner on third. He's allowed 6 of 14 inherited runners to score already! And most of them weren't on third to begin with!!!

Doesn't Jesse Crain work for this team anymore???

The Bitch Sox stole our mojo...and our defense!

I can't believe what I am seeing lately.

Great. JC vs. Hafner, again...

oh, Torii's staying in.

and that WAS a difficult catch. long ways for both guys to run, and just out of their reach.

and there's a runner on third, no outs, as JC comes in...

"argh!" says JC. "it's hafner, my nemesis!"

Runner on third and nobody out? You could be Dennis Eckersley and end up allowing that runner to score.

Though two K's would go a long way toward nailing that runner at third.

oh, hooray, my boyfriend Jesse Crain is warming up.

why, oh why, does Gardy keep bringing in JC against Hafner?

I don't want to be mean, and I suppose I'm biased, but JC lost his boyfriendhood by running up Rick Reed's ERA every time he followed him.

Law of averages maybe!?!? Hafner can't ALWAYS hit him..

18th time's the charm. :)

OH! thank you for striking him out, JC. thank you.

*blink* Good JC! Strikeout! GOOD JC!

"take that, nemesis." he said before striking the death blow.

Did...Did...Did...JC just strike out Assner?

nice Nick.

*raised eyebrow* JC, darlin, this is like, the opposite of what you want to do.

JC! they're cheering for you to strike him out!

hahahahahah!

Yay! One more, JC, and you could be the hero!

Nevermind, JC. Good job. Good job. Don't listen to me at all. Nice strikeout.

Here comes trouble

Did he do it again?

Ok.. JC.. one more out.. you can do it, we are all sending you good thoughts.

say what you will about JC (cause he's largely deserved it) but that was JUST what the team needed there...

say, isn't Jody Gerut 3-for-3 tonight?

Why yes he is!

Yeah, kafumbly. TROUBLE.

Shush kafumbly, that didn't work last time...

Three hits in as many ABs is quite an accomplishment!

Shame if anything happened to Jody's little streak

more good thoughts.. more good thoughts.

only one more out JC, you can do it.

he's pitching these guys *tough*. lefties say no fair!

it would be special for Gerut if he gets a hit in every at-bat.

Jody's a girl's name

WOOHOO!!

Now the Cleveland fans are saying "Boo-urns."

Woo-hoo!

Nice work, JC! (And Jacque!)

YES!!!! JJ, that was a BEAUTIFUL catch.. webgem for SURE

wow, what a catch. doesn't make up for the first misplay of the inning but sure as heck helps...

And THANK YOU, Jaque Jones! And as my husband just said: "F--k you, Gerut."

JJ is so hot. In all conceivable ways.

Wow. Where was this from JC before?

The pen needs to work some magic tonight. I've got a good feeling that Boo and VP won't be kicked around tonight!

Wow! JJ, saving two pitchers in one play!

if at first you don't succeed, Carrie... :)

Darn, I missed 3 Mets runs

How's Dougie doing Laurie!?!?!?

Dougie is 0-1. And he's in danger of losing his job

c'mon, let's bunt on Captain Cheeseburger! make him get his fat butt off the mound!

*SIGH* sending extra good thoughts over to Dougie too..

Well, just got back in from dinner and other business...and wow, did this game turn south.

I'm just glad JJ made that catch...too bad Hunter couldn't get those others. Didn't he learn from last night?

So have our bats been as assy since the fifth as the numbers would indicate?

the Twins batter's box is a no ass bat zone!

there are NOOOOOOOOOO ass bats in the Twins batter's box!

Having Dougie (former Twins BF) come here was a dream come true. But apparently Willie Randolph has told him that he's not sure how much longer he's willing to accept defense in lieu of offense. :-(

that was an UGLY swing!

Matty, don't swing at those.

God, Captain Cheeseburger's hat bothers the hell out of me. Just that makes me loathe the guy.

sabathia has a *really* jaunty angle to his cap tonight...

well, they knew what they were getting when they signed him, didn't they? granted, he's hitting worse than before, but still. it's not like they thought they were signing a power hitter.

You SUCK, Aaron F'ing Boone!!!

Take THAT, F'ing!!

*sigh* In the early weeks of the season, I was looking forward to the games I had tickets for.

Now with the way things are looking, Yankees at the Dome next Friday...kinda nervous about going to that game.

Nick aren't you the one who said he looks like AJ LeCroy? So is loathing him self-loathing?

that's leroy's first-ever infield hit in the majors! CONGRATULATIONS!

LeCroy beat out a throw?! Even with an error?!

HHEHEHEHEEEE @ AFB

That is a SERIOUS bobble when LeCroy can get to the base safely.

And now the Doctor makes a pinch running appearance...

wow, that was way lucky for Crawdaddy! nice error on Aaron F'ing Boone to get LeRoy to first.

and Doc is a pinch-runner? well, I guess he's faster by a bit...

"curse that official scorer!" says leroy. "he scored my single an error!"

I wonder if CC's hat is the result of an oddly pointed head? What's under that cap?

Kafumbly, he was actually hitting really well for the first month or so, maybe a little longer. But he's slumping badly. He's hitting .210. I think he'll be OK, and personally I don't feel managers should say things like that.

The Doctor is in!

Aurora, I think I said that some catcher (the Tigers' backup catcher, perhaps? or was it the Rangers?) looked like LeRoy.

And, Torii doesn't make him pay.

Ah, pfffft. Goldurn.

Laurie-- No, the manager shouldn't say things like that. It's not exactly going to _relax_ Dougie....

Torhu, it's a triple whopper with cheese

brink brink brink...for LeCroy to get on base as the result of ANY infield hit HAS to be an error.

And wow, we're giving this game away. I just have no confidence in this team as whole right now. There's not a single part you can count on.

Ok boys, I am just telling you now.

I'm too TIRED for another exra-innings game. Aren't YOU guys tired of extra-innings?!?! I am so... tired. *yawn*

the indians have made the twins choke on some tough losses this year. time to turn that around...

Laurie...I have have a hard time believeing that any kind of food would stay under that hat long enough for us to notice ;)

Of course, it's always handy to have a little extra something for that long walk back to the dugout.

Torhu, right now I feel like we can count on Silva, and, to a lesser extent, Mays. But that's hardly our whole SP unit. I do agree with you.

Ok. I swear some one said they looked like AJ with Lecroy's build. oh well.

If the manager has something like that to say to a player, he should say it privately. Like any good manager in any line of work.

I'm tired of throwing leads away Babs...

I know, I was referring to his slump, not his overall performance.

and no, managers shouldn't say things like that.

but seriously, they knew they weren't getting a power hitter. don't sign a guy if you're going to deem him a failure for not suddenly becoming a big hitter.

oh, and here's Boo! go Boo!

zzzz...*snrk*...what? Babs, did you say something?

Torhu,

You can count on Gardy pinch-hitting for Rivas in the late innings...*grumble*...

Well, Juan, that's not exactly the thing to give us confidence....

Yes, Babs. I am exhausted. Perfect night for a 9-inning game under 3 hours.

Not a great start for Boo; let's see if he can clamp down tonight and be the real Boo.

Dick did his Count impersonation ;)

...wow.

Nice bunt, Aaron F'ing Boone!!

"Yes, Babs. I am exhausted. Perfect night for a 9-inning game under 3 hours."

That we win ;)

hahaha! good boy, Juanie. get the guy out at second on a bunt single.

HEH. Way to make up for it, Boo. Good work.

rincon = shaky since his return. i think he needs a hug or something...

Can anyone hear what the fans are chanting? My guess is that it's not nice to Boo.

oops, good catch, Torhu!

here's a question: when the indians make their first appearance in the bronx this season, does aaron boone get a standing ovation?

Aaron: "Are they booing me?"
Wedge: "No no...they chanting BOOOOOO-ne, BOOOOOOO-ne."

Aaron *to crowd*: "Are you saying boo or Boooo-ne."

Crowd: "BOOOOOOO"
Drunk Guy: "YOU SUCK!"

Boo, that was very not good. You need to settle down and be normal Boo again. NOW.

ooh, I bet LNP will pinch hit for Rivas next time around.

don't walk him, Boo.

oh, he just wants to get a DP. Castro is bored.

That was not so good, Boo. Walks are not needed.

Yankee fans were awful to him. I think that night was the only time they ever cheered him. They hated him. I sat there like a moron, defending him the whole time. Nice thanks I got.

I will say, between Sabathia, LeCroy, and probably Wickman in this game, it makes a fella feel a lot more comfortable about shopping at Casual Male.

That's more like the real Boo!

cha-ching!

MAN, Boo! Good strikeout! That's the Boo we know and love!

Come on, Boo! We love you! Feel the love!

nice K, Boo!

Time out for Dougie at-bat

Okay, Boo, one more...

nice stop on that ball in the dirt.

I don't like games like this anymore. I just want a good nine inning victory without so much drama and over-all assery.

oh, that was such a strike. bad call.

Yay, Boo!!

I agree, Torhu. At this point, I'd love to see a few five-run wins.

man, when the pen needs a K tonight, they get it...

Why did he have to throw to first? There's already a guy there.

Torhu-- Ditto. Think we should start a petition?

BOO! You're BACK! 2K!

Excellent!!!! Nice job Boo.

and a strike, anyway!

siddown, bitch!

I was wondering that too, Torhu. Maybe the runners were going? (Though it wasn't 3-2).

Dropped third strike, Torhu - it's not an out until they throw to first in that case.

...Cupcake Day seems so very long ago right now.

Way to go Boo! Now let's get the bats going.

mmm... cupcakes...

ah, inning break. you know what? whoever designed the twins new unis back in '87 did a dang good job. 18 years later, they still look great. meanwhile, the angels, devil rays, and diamondbacks all went through their "pajama" phase.

Wasn't Cupcake Day the best?

DMW, my understanding is that if there's a runner already at first, they didn't have to throw there.

message pitch...

K-WP

he can run to first on that, so you gotta throw him out.

I understand the droppd third strike, but with a guy already on first...I thought that the runner couldn't advance.

and lets not talk about the blue jays uniforms.

it looks like their numbers have fallen off.

I actually have cupcakes. FYI.

JJ, that's not how we wanted to start things, at all.

Brink-- Yup.

Jaque, that was not cool.

You don't have to throw to first on a dropped third strike when there's a man at first EXCEPT when there is already two outs

What ever happened to our good, non-ass bats?

ass crap!

Let's go, NBP - let's break up this FIVE-HITTER...

Aw, Cuddy.

C'mon Redmond. C'mon!

you know, it almost looks like they made his hat wrong. the logo in the back sorta looks centered in the back of his head. why doesn't he just exchange it for a new one? ;)

C'mon, Tiffee, let's break out of that slump!

Aaaaah. Thanks Joel. That's the missing piece :)

As far as this games go, we've turned a mess of a game into a potentially big win for Cheesey.

What, the Captain has a FIVE HITTER going? That sounds like a pretty good game...

Good eye, Reddy.

Now let's see...Tiffee for Rivas.

I told ya you could count on Gardy. *sigh*

redmond has played very well this year. let's give him props.

Cuddy needs some facial hair again. Just a 5 o'clock shadow, mind you.

A walk, huh. *narrowed eyes* We'll take a walk.

Tiffee, me lad, now would be a _great_ time to break that slump. Boyfriend power!

who would you have in there instead? you're looking for power, punto doesn't supply much beyond the possibility of a double. redmond would have a hard time scoring from 1st on a double...

Ha! Nice play, F'ing!!

yahoo Tiffee! I knew you could do it!

WOOHOO! Way to go, Junior Boyfriend! Love ya, Tiffee!

nice break... can they make em pay?

Sadly, kauf...they make hats like that now. They're designed so that if you were them crooked the logo points the right way.

Which thus defeats the point of a crooked hat. That's when sideways and backwards caps have gone from cool to a marketing ploy.

Hah!

Sorry Boone. They're shouting BOOOOO not BOOOOO-ne!

AFB is really hearing it from the fans. He must think he's in the Bronx again.

I really like Redmond a lot. he's a total clutch hitter.

I didn't know about the hat thing, Torhu. Frankly, I think it's pretty sad.

All right, Shannon. Let's try this again. On behalf of my sister: Boyfriend power!

seriously, Torhu? they MAKE hats like that? how incredibly stupid. *shakes head*

Nothing is anywhere simply present or absent. Go Twins!

my twins cap is kinda like that, torhu. my TC is a few degrees off of the bill center. i don't think it was on purpose...

Naw, you misunderstand me, brink.

It's hard for Rivas to earn a BOD if they never let him bat in the late innings. For all we know, he's the clutchingest hitter we got, but we never give him a shot.

Nice squeaker for Tiffee, though. Let's see if Stew can bring it home.

*can picture BOOOOOne lying in the infield having flashbacks to Yankee Stadium*

Boy, if those two runners score, I beat CC's gonna eat Boone instead of that cheesburger under his hat.

I've seen a couple of those stupid crooked hats. Just never on a major leaguer.

does Miller have a 0.00 ERA? wow, that's pretty special.

Kafumbly, I was just noticing that.

rats!

Yeah kaf, it's not even a LITTLE off, it's WAY off.

Usually the ones I see are Yankees caps. Along with those new ones where the Yankees logo is colored over the same as the cap...for some stupid reason.

*$^#*$%(*(&% STEWIE!

*sigh*

Well, time to tuck in. All those leaving now, say a few extra prayers for the rest of us.

Wow, that is pretty amazing of Miller.

OK, fellow Batlings... change of plans:

WE WANT EXTRA INNINGS!!!

Anybody for extra innings?

Again?

Sigh. That was very uncool, Shannon. I can't take another extra-inning game, but at this point it's our only hope.

Has anyone noticed that pretty much every game has been incredibly similar?

david, i was thinking the same thing about rob bowen. i have a theory that says he's the most clutch hitter in pro baseball but he's still languishing in the minors. free rob!

Bugger.

Dang it Bert...he's been jinxing us all night.

Hi everyone... I sheepishly take responsibility for this mess. When I loaded mlb.tv, the Twins were up 4-1. Not 3 minutes later, the game was tied.

I blame myself.

Oh my. OMM vs. Hafner, in the bottom of the ninth.

Nick, I've noticed. Oh boy I've noticed.

And it always seems like it's OUR fault they go into extras too.

oh boy... time for a trip down MULLHOLLAND DRIVE!

here comes Banjo Mulholland!

hopping down the pitcher's trail

hippity, hoppity

look at Banjo go!

yeehah!

sacky, I blame you, too. :)

*pardon me*

I should be chewing out Dick for jinxing us all night. He jinxed Brad before the inning of badness started.

brink,

I liked Bowen. I think the whole thing about the 'veteran catcher' thing when they traded for Borders was just a smokescreen - TR was just tickled that he got someone to take B.J. Garbe off his hands.

On the other hand, the rookie has been pretty impressive in this series, and Gardy doesn't have much choice but to let him hit if he gets the chance.

But first things first - let's roll, OMM!

sacky, i share some of the blame. i tune in, the twins are up 4-1, the indians have a dude at 2nd. "no problem!" i said to myself. "radke's on the mound, all will be fine!"

needless to say, my innocence has been torn from me tonight.

Extra innings. *sigh* I can do that....

oh dear, i fear
mulholland in late innings
seems so counter the goal
of increasing our Twins' winnings

I like it that some people here have been forced to eat their words about Rook's defense. :)

If we must do extra innings, then we must.

What am I saying, I work 'til midnight!

kafumbly,

Nothing personal, but I like this tune better

Old Man Mulholland,
He don't walk no one,
He must know something,
'Cause he just keeps throwin'

Childrens's songs and doggerel? Are our intellects regressing as the innings are progressing?

I consider all this talk right now jinxing.

haven't seen much of jose hernandez this year... he sure dropped off the face of the earth fast...

I love Terry. For years and years. I was so happy when he came to MN. :-(

Did you know that the Twins infield has yet to start a double play tonight?

Sorry, whenever I hear "Banjo Mullholand" I always think "Banjo-Kazooie"

Anybody else know what I'm talking about here?

*correction: I consider the CLIPS they play on FSN at times like these jinxes*

Okay, it must be getting late. I don't usually misplace my apostrophes. Or double my plurals. I don't know if I can take this....

kat,

Perhaps. Do you remember where the vessel with the pestle is?

Yay pop-up.

Whew. I had a really bad feeling that the ball would find a way to drop.

katharriet, you're very creative tonight.

Darn, I was hoping the reverse jinx would work...

DMW: *blink* I don't know that I ever knew....

I feel like I'm through the Looking glass....

the cleveland announcers are just now telling the "killer pillow" story about mull...

You're one up on me, torhu.

When I hear 'Banjo Mulholland' I think of 'El Kabong!'

oooh let's go OMM

My initials are DMV so every time I see DMW I get confused, just now figured out who it refers to.

Ah, another Batling cursed with FSN Ohio!

I guess katharriet was a poet and didn't know it.

Yay OMM!!!

Extra innings. Yay. Where's the TUMS?

oh, man, DMW... I KNOW that one!!! I just can't think of it.

wow, these teams have been evenly matched. sad to think that the critical edge has been the twins' lack of OF defense!

Thank you, Terry. Kiss, kiss!

But my feet show it, DMW. They're Longfellow's.

Don't get me wrong, I'm happy we're going into extra innings rather than losing, but THIS IS THE SERIES THAT WOULD NOT DIE.

So tired... so very tired...

nothing wrong with FSN ohio! it's comcast chicago/WGN that i dread!

oh, no... the vessel with the pestle has the brew that is true!

I do love Old Man Mullholland.

hey DMW, do you drive a BMW? ;-)

Boy, we need Santana to come out and kick @$$ tomorrow so that we not only get a GREAT pitching performance but also can get the Bullpen and whole team a breather.

Brink, they were ragging on Bert and calling him a liar.

C'mon, Lew. Let's stop the ass-battery and do something.

OMM, those of us who are older than you salute you! Twins hitters, get those bats going.

What was THAT?!

I do love Old Man Mullholland.

But I really love my baby Lew. Really really.

Yay LEEWWW!!!

Wait a minute...I didn't think Boone fielded that one.

I think Miller is trying to look like Eric Gagne.

Oooh! LEWWWWWWWWWWWWWW!!!

yahoo! Lew to second on a bad throw on Hernandez. is that gonna be an error?